Microsoft strikes back: introduces docs for facebook

If you daydream a bit and think of the possible future implications with this partnership of sorts with Facebook (who I might add has been now aggressively taking measures to become the portal to the web) this could really be huge for Microsoft in terms of market share, mindshare, etc. if 1. online/cloud docs stay a relevant competitive space 2. somehow becomes a profitable model (direct or indirect) 3. become the exclusive provider of such service for Facebook.

Very interesting.

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Post by tree_of_item » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 3:00 PM UTC

bsk26 wrote: post #3

Broken on OS X Firefox.

Mission accomplished!

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 3:00 PM UTC

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Post by mslagh » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 3:01 PM UTC

Don't see any reason to switch from google. "You need a SharePoint server and license in order to collaborate, and either: You need to pay license fees for an on-premise version of Office 2010 or You need to pay an as-yet-unspecified subscription fee." http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10002712/the-hidden-cost...

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Post by DrSprout » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 3:09 PM UTC

jamesbressi wrote: post #4

Probably one of the wisest business decisions I have seen Microsoft make in quite some time. If you daydream a bit and think of the possible future implications with this partnership of sorts with Facebook (who I might add has been now aggressively taking measures to become the portal to the web) this could really be huge for Microsoft in terms of market share, mindshare, etc. if 1. online/cloud docs stay a relevant…

If this goes the way Microsoft and Facebook want it to, it's going to reopen antitrust investigations. At this point Microsoft is almost going out of their way to break cross-platform compatibility.

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Post by emanuer » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 3:12 PM UTC

Maybe it is just me, but everyone with whom I want to collaborate on a document is not my facebook friend and most probably never will be.

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Post by ratsbane » Thu, Apr 22, 2010, 3:13 PM UTC

mslagh wrote: post #7

Don't see any reason to switch from google. "You need a SharePoint server and license in order to collaborate, and either: You need to pay license fees for an on-premise version of Office 2010 or You need to pay an as-yet-unspecified subscription fee." http://industry.bnet.com/technology/10002712/the-hidden-cost...

Good grief. $41,000 for a full set of CALs to run SharePoint. Does anyone know if that's per server or for a given site?

I understand Microsoft's motivation in trying to sell this but it's hard to fathom the reasoning of anyone who would buy it.